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Bugs, fireworks and pig races: Marin County Fair turns 100 with a ‘bug-tastic’ celebration

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN BUG LAND and the carnival rides are pig races, walls lined with childhood art dedicated to insects, nightly fireworks, and a trove of food and vendors selling goods. All of it is the ...
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Lightning bugs: The story behind summer’s tiny fireworks show

A little chemistry, a little coding and a whole lot of mating are just part of the story behind summer’s tiny fireworks show: the lightning bug. “Fireflies have adapted the ability to glow and flash ...